the electronics giant Samsung is going to focus on the car industry. The company aims for $ 8 billion Harman buy, an American company that include high-tech auto parts manufactures, including dashboard components, and audio equipment.
With the acquisition of get Samsung insight in the development of the car industry. Samsung does this also in the smartphone industry. The company makes not only phones, but also builds components for, for example, the iPhone.
Harman supplies parts to major car manufacturers, such as General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, and is present in 30 million cars. The company sold last year for $ 7 billion. About 65 percent of which was related to the auto industry.
The chance that Samsung itself also cars are going to make does not seem very large. In the late 90s, South Korean company that already tried, and that didn’t work.
It seems that Samsung easy way to access what is perhaps the most important part of the car is the dashboard. Cars are increasingly connected directly to the internet and be controlled via the dashboard.
Samsung is not the only techbedrijf with an interest in cars. So, Google has its own self-propelled car and tries to Apple in this sector foot on the ground. That is until now not very easy. The smartphonemaker struggling allegedly with the development of private cars.
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